Marcel hair waver



Aug. 13, 1929. E. E. BALDWIN ,MARCEL HAIR WAVER.

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application filed November This invention relates to improvements in Marcel hairwavers and has referent-c more lt is the object of this invention to pro-' duce a simple and effective Marcel hair waver that can he cheaply constructed and which will be very etfective in its operation. lit is the further object of this invention to produce a hair waver of the type indicated which shall be easily applied to the hair and which will not be uncomfortable to the wearer.

As these hair wavers may be kept in place over night, it is quite essential that they shall be made of such material and in such a way that they will cause the least possible discomfort. For this purpose l" have constructed my hair waver of rubber which is flexible and yielding and will therefore produce very little discomfort. ft is also quite necessary in order to produce satisfactory results, that the parts shall be so designed and so related to each other that the hair, after having been waved will present a smooth and uniform wave.

The above and other objects which may become apparent as the description proceeds are obtained by means of a construction which it will now describe in detail, reference for this purpose being had to the accompanying drawing in which my invention has" been illustrated and in which:

Fig. l is a top plan view of my device;

' f t is a section talren on line 2-2,

3 is section talren on line S -Zl, I? and 1g. 4iis a view similar to that shown in l 151:. l showing the hair in place,

My device above indicated is made from rubber such, for example, as that employed in the construction of automobile tires, the object being to produce a device that shall be flexible and at the same time have the necessary rigidity to function properly, for the purpose for which it is intended.

l fumeral l designates what may he termed body portion of the device and has a cross section substantially ll-shaped. This central body section has its ends provided witlrrounded heads of somewhat larger cross section than the remaining portion. These heads have been indicated by reference numeral 2 and serve as a means for attaching the rubber clamping bands 3 in 17., was. Serial no; mean.

the manner shown in Figs. 1 and 4:. Extending outwardly from opposite sides of the central portion 1, arefingers 4 whose cross sections are substantially as shown in Figure 2. These fingers are preferably staggored in the manner indicated in the drawing and there are an odd number on one side and an even number on theother; in the illustration given there are five fingers on one side and four on the other, although any other number may be used. From Figs. 2 and 3, it will be noted that the under side of the body member 1 and of the fingers 4- are rounded so that the hair will be given a smooth curl. The upper surface is flat for the reason that this simplifies the construction of the mould and cheapens the process of manufacture, although l want it understood that the two sides may be exactly alike if this should be found desirable.

My improved hair waver is used in the following manner. The hair, which has been indicated by numeral 5 in Figure d is separated into strands of the proper size. These are then wound under the fingers and over the top of the body member so as to form a series of alternate loops in the manner clearly shown in Figure 4. After the iair has been wound onto the device, the rubber band 3 is put into place and this prevents the hair from becoming unwound. if the hair is short, it may require only a few of the fingers to accommodate the particular lock of hair, but the operation of the device will be equally successful whether all or only a few-of the fingers are employed.

lt is evident from the drawing that the very tips of the hair will not be waved and it is therefore necessary to use an iron for finishing the operation. but since only one application of the iron is necessary for each loch, this operation can be speedily performed.

lit is also evident that two or more loclrs of hair can be wound on the same device, if desired, as the device will operate success fully until the notches between the'adjacent fingers are entirely filled. lit is not recommended, however, that the device be entirely filled, as this will naturally cause a varia tion in the size of the waves.

From the above it will be apparent that l -have produced a very simple and convenient device which can be readily applied and which will produce satisfactory results. The fact that this device is made of yield-' ing material as'above pointed out makes it tit] wil

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possible to wear it'atnight withouttexperiencing any discomfort.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new is:' i

1. A device of the class described consisting of an elongated body member composed of soft. resilient material and having I finge'rs extending from opposite sides there- 'of, the fingers on each side being spaced fromone another, the body member extending beyond the fingers and being reduced in tending outwardly from opposite sides thereof, the device being composed of soft resilient material and made flat on one side.

3. A device of the class described comprising an elongated body member composed of soft resilient material and having fingers formed integral therewith, extending from opposite sides thereof and spaced from one another, the body member extending beyond the fingers at both ends, and an elastic band adapted to be connected with the extensions of the body member for holding the hair in p ace.

'In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ELNORA E. BALDWIN. 

